So Manoahוַ מָנוֹחַtookיִּקַּחthe young goatאֶת גְּדִי הָעִזִּיםandוְthe grain offeringאֶת הַמִּנְחָהand offered them upוַיַּעַלonעַלthe rockהַצּוּרto YHWH;לַיהוָהand heוּdid a wonderמַפְלִא לַעֲשׂוֹתwhile Manoahוּמָנוֹחַand his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹwere watching.רֹאִים
Judges 13:19
Study it in the app“So Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering and offered them up on the rock to YHWH; and he did a wonder while Manoah and his wife were watching.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 13:19, word by word
- So Manoahמָנוֹחַmanoach
Manoah
Manoah, of the tribe of Dan, the father of Samson. The name means "rest."
Where else “manoach” appears- tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- the young goatגְּדִיgedi
young goat
Young goat, kid.
Where else “gedi” appears- the young goatעִזִּיםizim
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appears- the grain offeringמִּנְחָהmincha
grain offering
The grain offering.
Where else “mincha” appears- and offered them upיַּעַלyaal
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “yaal” appears- the rockצּוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- did a wonderמַפְלִאmafli
wonder
What YHWH does, beyond what a person can do or understand.
Where else “mafli” appears- did a wonderעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- and his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears- were watchingרֹאִיםroim
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roim” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew does not say who “did a wonder”; it may be YHWH or his angel.
The context
18And the angel of YHWH said to him, “Why do you ask for my name? It is wonderful.”
19 · This verse (above)
20And it happened, as the flame went up from on the altar toward the heavens, that the angel of YHWH went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were watching; and they fell on their faces to the ground.